Abstract: A method for optimizing a power requirement of a motor vehicle that includes a speed control system for a drive unit and a temperature control system for a cooling circuit of the drive unit. A first power requirement of the drive unit to be expected and a second power requirement of the cooling circuit to be expected are determined based on at least one route parameter. A driving strategy corresponding to the route parameter is initially selected, and the first power requirement corresponding to the driving strategy and the second power requirement corresponding to the driving strategy are determined. Based on the determined first and second power requirements, the driving strategy is then adjusted in such a way that an overall power requirement of the motor vehicle is minimized.

Abstract: A vehicle control system including a mobile device and an onboard device is provided. The onboard device performs vehicle control when the onboard device receives an authentication code from the mobile device located within an effective area. The mobile device measures reception strength of a vehicle signal from the onboard device and stores strength information indicating characteristics of the reception strength corresponding to a target distance to the onboard device. The mobile device determines whether or not the mobile device is located within an effective area, based on the reception strength and the strength information. The mobile device acquires correction information indicating characteristics of the reception strength corresponding to a mobile state quantity and corrects the strength information based on the mobile state quantity and the correction information.

Abstract: An electric motorcycle includes an electric motor, a manual transmission, a shift drum potentiometer, and an ECU. When it is determined based on an input from the shift drum potentiometer that a transmission manipulation has been performed, the ECU executes a first control operation when switching from a power transmission state to a power cut state and executes a second control operation when returning from the power cut state to the power transmission state. In the first control operation, the ECU controls an operation of the electric motor to facilitate disengagement of an engagement mechanism from a gear train of the manual transmission. In the second control operation, for facilitating engagement of the engagement mechanism with a different gear train, the ECU controls the operation of the electric motor to make a revolving speed of the different gear train close to the revolving speed of the engagement mechanism.

Abstract: A method of controlling a backing system for a vehicle and trailer assembly comprises initiating a path input mode on an electronic input device associated with an electronic control unit in the vehicle. An intended backing path is input into the electronic control unit by defining the intended backing path with an input control mechanism for the electronic input device. The path input mode on the electronic input device is ended.

Abstract: Techniques for managing a flow of an unmanned vehicle within a space may be described. In particular, the unmanned vehicle may be determined as being location within the space. The space may be associated with metric that may be based on a plurality of other unmanned vehicles also located within the space. Pairs of location and time data may be computed for the unmanned vehicle. The pairs may represent a path for the unmanned vehicle to use within the space. The pairs of location data and time data computed based on data associated with the unmanned vehicle, data associated with at least one of the other unmanned vehicles, and the metric associated with the space. Once computed, the pairs may be provided to the unmanned vehicle.

Abstract: A weight distribution associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be determined prior to dispatch of the UAV and/or after the UAV returns from operation (e.g., a flight). In some embodiments, one or more UAVs may be placed on or proximate to a physical metrics acquisition (PMA) device. The PMA device may include a grid or array of load cells may be used to determine a distribution of weight of the UAV at three or more points associated with the UAV. The distribution of weight may be used generate analytics, which may include a total weight of a vehicle, a center of mass of the vehicle (in two or more dimensions), power requirements of the UAV for a given flight task (e.g., how much battery power the UAV requires, etc.), and/or other analytics. In various embodiments, the PMA device may perform moment of inertia tests for the UAV.

Abstract: An onboard unit for a vehicle for providing information to the driver when travelling on a road portion with at least two adjacent lanes forming a common traffic area, the onboard unit having a position detection device for determining the position thereof and having a measured value of the speed thereof, comprising a lane detector, connected to the position detection device, with a map memory for a digital road map for locating in the road map a lane corresponding to the determined position, a traffic jam detector for detecting a traffic jam when at least the speed measured value falls below a predefined threshold value, and an evaluation and output unit, which is connected to the lane detector and the traffic jam detector and which is configured, upon detection of a traffic jam, to output direction of travel information specific for the located lane.

Abstract: A system is disclosed including an aerial vehicle to perform a task to an object, while in an aerial mode that includes at least one of a hover mode or a slow movement mode during a predominant phase of the task being performed, the aerial vehicle has a command and control system, a removable mobile computing device that when attached to the aerial vehicle assists in control of the aerial vehicle and when detached assists in control of the aerial vehicle with user intervention through the mobile device, wherein assist in control is further performed through the command and control system and at least one attachment attachable to the aerial vehicle for facilitating the task performed to the object by the aerial vehicle while the aerial vehicle is in the aerial mode, the at least one attachment is controlled by the removable mobile computing device. Methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A detection device for detecting an object is disclosed. The detection device is located on and/or above an inner panel part of a motor vehicle in the region of an exit opening implemented in the inner panel part, wherein the detection device has a detection region, in which the object is detectable in an acquisition direction of the detection device, wherein the acquisition direction extends at least essentially in parallel to an opening plane of the exit opening.

Abstract: A method of controlling motor torque in coasting of a vehicle includes: acquiring information about a speed of an input shaft of a transmission detected by a detector while the vehicle is running, information about an acceleration of the input shaft of the transmission obtained from the speed of the input shaft of the transmission, and information about a state of an engine clutch; determining whether the vehicle is coasting based on the acquired information; calculating a motor torque instruction based on engine friction torque corresponding to the speed of the input shaft of the transmission, a rotary inertia of an engine, and the acceleration of the input shaft of the transmission, when the vehicle is determined to be coasting with the engine clutch disengaged; and controlling torque of a driving motor for driving the vehicle in accordance with the calculated motor torque instruction.

Abstract: A power supply current monitoring apparatus is used for a load drive apparatus with two systems to drive a load. Each system includes a drive circuit connected in parallel with a battery and a relay connected between the drive circuit and a point at which power of the battery is divided between the systems. When overcurrent is detected once in one system, a repetitive monitoring process is performed. The monitoring process determines whether the overcurrent occurs by repeating a monitoring cycle. The monitoring cycle turns OFF the relay of one system and then monitors currents by turning ON the relay of one system when a predetermined cycle time elapses since the overcurrent detection. The monitoring process includes a mask procedure to stop monitoring the current in the other system. The mask procedure is performed after the relay of one system is turned OFF in each monitoring cycle.

Abstract: In a method of generating a database for use in outputting three- dimensional maps, a projection of a two-dimensional road vector onto a three-dimensional surface defined by digital terrain model data is determined. At least one three-dimensional road vector (94, 95, 98, 99) is determined based on the established projection and is stored in the database. The database is generated before it is deployed to a navigation device for use in outputting three-dimensional maps. A method of outputting three-dimensional maps and a navigation device may use the thus generated database.

Abstract: An ECU executes control processing including a step of executing engagement control on a K0 clutch when a D?N operation is performed, a step of keeping the K0 clutch engaged until an N?D operation is performed, a step of executing engagement control on a C1 clutch when the N?D operation is performed, a step of keeping the K0 clutch engaged when a request to operate an engine is issued following the elapse of a predetermined time ?, and a step of executing disengagement control on the K0 clutch when a request to operate the engine has not been issued.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for controlling a loading process of a transport vehicle by a milling device in milling operation, a device for implementing this method and a road milling machine or a device for the removal of soil material with such a device. One aspect of the present invention, according to one embodiment, is a sensor device by means of which the position and partially also the fill level of the transport container of the transport vehicle can be determined.

Abstract: A hybrid control device calculates engine rotational speed and engine torque based on cooling water temperature for an engine and a charging state of a main battery. The hybrid control device operates the engine in a maximum charging efficiency mode, when the cooling water temperature is lower than a target temperature value and the main battery has a remaining charging capacity. In the maximum charging efficiency mode, the hybrid control device calculates such engine rotational speed and engine torque, which realize engine operation according to which a fuel consumption amount for a unit amount of charging electric power is minimized. As a result, efficiency of a vehicle control system is improved as a whole, to thereby improve fuel consumption ratio.

Abstract: A vehicle unit in a vehicle determines whether the driver has encountered a difficult spot, which is difficult to understand, based on the deviation from a route, the behavior of the vehicle, and the behavior of the driver. A standard for determining the difficult spot can be corrected by learning. The vehicle unit acquires a raw image picked up at the difficult spot. The raw image is used to verify the determination of the difficult spot. The vehicle unit transmits the raw image to a center unit in a distribution center. The center unit creates a clean image based on a plurality of raw images transmitted from a plurality of vehicles. The clean image that does not show moving objects such as pedestrians and other vehicles is distributed to a succeeding vehicle arriving at the difficult spot. The vehicle unit displays the distributed clean image as a guidance image.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine, a torque converter and damper, and a controller. The controller is programmed to operate the electric machine to apply a regenerative torque according to a deflection of the damper and a difference between a speed of the electric machine and an output speed of the torque converter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the simultaneous acquisition and processing of geographical information of a path acquired by tandem terrestrial and aerial missions comprising a terrestrial vehicle and an unmanned aircraft whose trajectory is slaved to the terrestrial vehicle.

Abstract: A wheel loader includes detectors and a controller. The detectors include at least an accelerator pedal angle detector that detects an accelerator displacement. The controller includes: a state judging unit that judges from a detection result provided by the detectors whether or not the wheel loader is in an excavation operation; and a torque-curve selector. The torque-curve selector selects one excavation torque curve when the wheel loader is judged to be in the excavation operation by the state judging unit, and selects one of two or more non-excavation torque curves depending on the accelerator displacement when the wheel loader is judged not to be in the excavation operation.

Abstract: An information processing device that receives and processes posting information and position information from a mobile terminal includes: a center processing device that processes the information received from the mobile terminal; and a posting database in which the information is stored. The position information includes first position information indicating a first position of the mobile terminal when a user enters an information posting intention into the mobile terminal, and second position information indicating a second position of the mobile terminal when the user enters an information posting instruction thereinto. The center processing device determines position information to be associated with the posting information, based on at least one of a difference between the first and second position and a difference between a first point-in-time at which the mobile terminal is positioned at the first position and a second point-in-time at which the mobile terminal is positioned at the second position.